as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
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… Behold, I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way. the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem, and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and his diet was locusts and wild honey. And he was preaching and saying, After me one is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I baptize you with water. but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Immediately coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opening and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him and a voice came out of the heavens. …
… for the forgiveness of sins. And as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah, a voice, one calling in the wilderness, prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight paths for him. Even valleys shall be filled in and every mountain hill made low. The crooked road shall become straight. The rough will become smooth and all the people will see God's salvation. John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, you brood of vipers who warned you to flee from the coming wrath, produce fruit in keeping with repentance. I'm gonna give you six things to write down. Write down number one today. God prepares you through repentance. The way that God gets you ready for what he has for you is through the act of repentance. And if you don't know what repentance is, repentance is a turning away. Repentance is making a 180. And there might be parts of your life where you're walking against the will or plan of God. …
… as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord make his paths straight. John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. So also, the evangelist John begins his gospel with John the Baptist pointing to the adult Jesus. And Matthew and Luke, after they have given their accounts of Jesus' birth, begin the real story with John the Baptist and the adult Jesus. What you and I need to get right, as the days narrow down to Christmas, is the message of John the Baptist about the ministry of the adult Christ. John the Baptist got it. He understood that we all need a savior. Life not only narrows down, it tightens like a vice. The judgment upon our sins comes upon us and there is no way out. You remember your past? Remember your sins? How you hurt others, hurt yourself, and broke God's commandments? You remember your past, but can you do anything about it? No, the vice of judgment tightens. John knew his job was to prepare the way of the Lord. As Isaiah 40 verse 3 says, the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord. But this is an important point. John the Baptist did not know the identity of that Lord, did not know it would be Jesus from Nazareth. Listen from the first chapter of St. John's Gospel. The next day, he, John the …